Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an amended bill Friday that will end the harvest in 2029 after a three-year phasedown. Hochul said ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to phase out the harvesting of horseshoe crabs for both bait and ...

“Horseshoe crabs have saved countless human lives, and now New Yorkers are returning the favor,” said Will Harlan, a senior ...

Last year?s drought pushed the blue crabs high into the Chesapeake Bay?s tributaries, making them harder for crabbers to reach and leading to a smaller harvest. “A lot of the crabbers quit crabbing, ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Interstate fishing regulators are limiting the harvest of a primordial species of invertebrate to try to help rebuild its population and aid a threatened species of bird.

Coastal Dungeness crab Tri-State policy representatives from the Washington, Oregon, and California Departments of Fish and ...

Commercial Dungeness crabbing boats in Oregon have a three day window to set their traps before they can begin their harvest ...

The first harvest of fresh Dungeness crab is in and folks are lining up to purchase the long-awaited crustaceans. Fisherman’s ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a prison overhaul bill Friday, significantly increasing the use of cameras in correctional ...

As the days grew longer and the water warmed, waterman Don Pierce readied his crab rig in the yard, much as he has each spring since 1975, when he started plying the Chesapeake Bay for blue crabs. But ...

Most horseshoe crabs harvested in New York are used as bait, while others are used for drug safety testing. The criticism for ...